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Senate’s Stimulus Measure Blocked Backers Are Short By 1 Vote Against GOP Filibuster -
The defeat by the narrowest of margins nearly ensures passage of a less expensive stimulus plan fashioned by President Bush and House leaders, though the Senate may make some changes. But it keeps the government on track to begin sending [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 7th, 2008 | Category: ACLU, Accountability, Democrat, FISA, GOP, Senate, domestic spying, economic stimulus, elephant | Leave a comment

Reid Tries to Pressure G.O.P. for $159 Billion Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tried to pressure Republicans on Monday to vote for a $159 billion economic stimulus plan, including $1 billion in additional subsidies for home energy, instead of a cheaper, more streamlined package approved by the House last week.
The [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 5th, 2008 | Category: Agendas, Democrat, FISA, HR 5140, Promises, Republican, S.2248, Senate, Stimulus, Tax Dollars, Tax Relief, Vote, economic stimulus, economy, extortion, fiscal responsibility, recession, tax rebate, taxpayers | Leave a comment

I’ve come to the conclusion that there will never be a department in the Bush administration that can function properly. No I’m not slow; I came to that conclusion when Bush was governor of Texas. Incompetence is a joy that Bush has now bestowed on all Americans. However, I can still be surprised at the [...]

Posted by nytexan January 12th, 2008 | Category: FBI, FISA, Politics, surveillance, telecommunication | Comments (5)

Secret Court Asks For White House View On Inquiry   By Dan Eggen ,  Washington Post   — A secret U.S. intelligence court has ordered the Bush administration to register its views about a records request [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 18th, 2007 | Category: 1984, ACLU, DOJ, Democracy In Action, FISA, Hostetler, Kollar-Kotelly, NSA, Orwellian, President, Rivkin, U.S. intelligence court, court, court orders, crimes, spy agencies | Comments (3)

An ethics watchdog charged Monday that House Minority Leader John Boehner broke the law and endangered national security by releasing classified information last week in a Fox News interview.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has asked the Justice Department’s Counterespionage Section to investigate whether Boehner violated US law by releasing the information.
The Ohio Republican [...]

Posted by nytexan August 6th, 2007 | Category: Congress, FISA, GOP, Headlines, John Boehner, News, Politics, national security | Comments (7)

Qaeda video vows attacks on US missions
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - A wanted American member of Al-Qaeda has warned in a new video that US diplomatic missions and other interests were ‘legitimate targets,’ vowing that the network would attack these ’spy dens.’
In the footage compiled by Al-Qaeda’s production arm As-Sahab, an unnamed narrator singled out US [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 5th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Anti-War, Armageddon, Azzan al-Amriki, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Cheney, Corruption, Dillusion, Dominionists, Evil, Excuses, FISA, Fear, Fundamentalist, GOP, Homeland Security, Hypocracy, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamic Jihad, King George, Lord Cheney, Mercenaries, Middle East, News Media, Oil, Orwellian, Osama, Patriot Act, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, President, Private Armies, Religion, Republican, Rove, Rumsfeld, Saudi Arabia, Signs, Taliban, The Divider, The Liar, War, War Contractors, War Cost, War on Terror, betrayal, conspiracy, disinformation, domestic spying, marketing, profiteers, terrorists, threat | Comments (7)

House Approves Wiretap Measure
White House Bill Boosts Warrantless Surveillance
By Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick Washington Post
The Democratic-controlled House last night approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence advisers to enhance their ability to intercept the [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 5th, 2007 | Category: 1984, 4th Amendment, Accountability, Bill of Rights, Black Ops, Bush, Cheney, Congress, Constitution, Contempt, Corruption, Democracy In Action, Excuses, Executive Branch, FISA, Fear, Founding Fathers, GOP, Gonzales, Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Hypocracy, King George, Law, Legacy, Lord Cheney, Monarchy, Orwellian, Oversight, Patriot Act, President, Reich, Senate, Shadow Government, Tax Dollars, The Divider, The Liar, Theocracy, War Crimes, War on Terror, administration, appropriation, civil liberties, civil rights, collaborators, conspiracy, cover up, criminal, dictatorship, disinformation, domestic spying, national intelligence, profiteers, resonsibility, terrorists, threat, wiretapping | Leave a comment

Associated Press
House Approves Foreign Wiretap Bill
WASHINGTON -
The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States.
The 227-183 vote, which followed the Senate’s approval Friday, sends the bill to Bush for his signature. He had urged Congress [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 4th, 2007 | Category: 4th Amendment, Accountability, Armageddon, Bill of Rights, Bush, Cheney, Congress, Constitution, Contempt, Corruption, Deception, Democracy In Action, Excuses, Executive Orders, FISA, Fear, Founding Fathers, Gonzales, Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Hypocracy, Impeach, King George, Law, Lord Cheney, Mike McConnell, Oversight, Patriot Act, Pelosi, Politics, Republican, Senate, Tax Dollars, The Divider, The Liar, Theocracy, War Cost, administration, betrayal, civil liberties, civil rights, conspiracy, criminal, dictatorship, disinformation, domestic spying, intelligence, national intelligence, profiteers, resonsibility, taxpayers, wiretapping | Comments (5)